Historically, invasive, large incisions were necessary to perform “open” abdominal surgical procedures. While effective, this method increased the possibility of multiple complications, including post ...

BALTIMORE | After less than 30 minutes of surgery, Dr. Gina Massoglia removed Caren Eckwerth's gallbladder by squeezing it out through a tiny incision in her belly button. A colleague followed with ...

USING A LAPAROSCOPIC procedure instead of the traditional open surgery to remove infected appendices -- even those that are perforated -- results in better outcomes, including less wound infection and ...

April 25, 2008 — Laparoscopic surgery was linked to a 50% reduction in hospital-acquired infection rates and a 65% reduction in hospital readmissions vs open surgery, according to the results of a ...

Laparoscopic or "minimally invasive" surgery is a specialized technique for performing surgery. In the past, this technique was commonly used for gynecologic surgery and for gall bladder surgery. Over ...

Between December 2009 and January 2010 we performed single incision adrenalectomy in two children. This technique was modified in the first case, who was an 11-month old boy suffering from ...

LA has become the approach of choice by many surgeons in the treatment of both simple and complicated cases of acute appendicitis. The rate of LA between 1998 and 2008 increased from 20.6% to 70.8%, ...

The primary goal of surgery is to provide the best possible care according to evidence-based medicine. Development of new instruments enables innovative surgeries that result in smaller perioperative ...